About the Role
Hinkley Point C, Bridgwater.
Are you an extensively experienced project manager with a track record of delivering in technically complex and highly regulated environments? Do you have knowledge of nuclear safety, quality standards, and experience managing multi-discipline engineering projects? Are you looking to take on a leading role in one of the most exciting and challenging sectors?
If so, come and join EDF as a Senior Project Manager!
The Opportunity
As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead the end-to-end delivery of major contracts or work packages across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, and commissioning phases, ensuring alignment with the overall project schedule. You’ll be accountable for driving safe, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective execution, while providing strong leadership and direction across all stages of the contract lifecycle. Reporting to a Delivery Manager, you’ll play a key role in ensuring successful project outcomes through effective planning and stakeholder coordination.
Pay, benefits and culture
Alongside a starting salary from £90,000, depending on experience, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.
We’re talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.
At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.
Here, we do right by each other and everyone’s welcome. We’re on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We’d like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.
We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.
We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we support you to pursue a career that’s unique to you. Because success is personal.
What you’ll be doing
In this role, you lead the definition and delivery of work scopes within assigned contracts or work packages, ensuring alignment with the wider programme. You're responsible for securing the right resources, maintaining a qualified and capable team, and addressing any gaps as they arise. You’ll also develop and implement strategies based on the Programme Execution Plan, clearly outlining what needs to be done.
Your focus is on delivering outcomes safely, on time, and within budget. You monitor progress against key milestones and financial targets, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged. You’re expected to manage risks proactively, resolve issues efficiently, and escalate concerns when necessary. Meeting contractual requirements, delivering against set objectives, and applying earned value and continuous improvement principles are key parts of your day-to-day work.
You’ll collaborate across teams and programmes to stay aligned, share insights, and apply best practices. Building strong relationships and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders will be crucial to your success. You’re also responsible for capturing lessons learned and promoting a culture of continuous improvement across the project environment.
Who you are
Being a Senior Project Manager in a regulated and technically complex environment means delivering projects safely, on time, and within budget, while maintaining high standards in safety, security, and environmental responsibility. Experience in the nuclear sector or a similar regulated industry is ideal. You should have a solid background in engineering design, project execution, procurement, and managing complex contracts, with confidence in using earned value and risk management tools.
You’ll bring strong leadership and project management skills, with experience managing large, multi-discipline teams and working through the full project lifecycle—from concept to handover. The role involves working closely with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders, often under NEC or FIDIC contracts. Strong communication, planning, and problem-solving abilities are key, along with knowledge of CDM regulations and quality standards, especially in a nuclear context.
We’re looking for someone who can build trusted relationships, lead effectively, and drive delivery. Understanding EPR design, nuclear quality assurance, and how to apply a graded approach to quality is a plus. Previous experience in Mechanical, Electrical & HVAC activities, within Construction or an equivalent. A degree or project management qualification is helpful but not essential—what matters most is your experience, capability, and approach.
If this sounds like you then we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date for applications: 1st July 2025.
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